Civometry

4 May 1979 – 9 June 1983

Education during the Conservative 1979–1983 government

Summary

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthONS · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Persistent absenceDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Severe absenceDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Pupils persistently absentDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Pupils with an education, health and care planDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Pupils with an EHC plan, shareDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Pupils on SEN support, shareDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average Attainment 8 scoreDepartment for Education · pointsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Apprenticeship startsDepartment for Education · startsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Apprenticeship achievementsDepartment for Education · achievementsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Young people not in education, employment or trainingDepartment for Education · percentNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Young people NEET, numberDepartment for Education · peopleNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average primary class sizeDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Average secondary class sizeDepartment for Education · pupilsNo complete period was published before this government took office.

Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birth

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Persistent absence

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Persistent absence: 2006/07 academic year to 2024/25 academic yearLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%10%20%20102015202020252006/07 academic year: 19.3% percent · published 4 August 20262007/08 academic year: 18.5% percent · published 4 August 20262008/09 academic year: 18.5% percent · published 4 August 20262009/10 academic year: 17.4% percent · published 4 August 20262010/11 academic year: 16.3% percent · published 4 August 20262011/12 academic year: 13.5% percent · published 4 August 20262012/13 academic year: 13.6% percent · published 4 August 20262013/14 academic year: 10.7% percent · published 4 August 20262014/15 academic year: 11% percent · published 4 August 20262015/16 academic year: 10.5% percent · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 10.8% percent · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 11.2% percent · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 10.9% percent · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 22.5% percent · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 21.2% percent · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 20% percent · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 18.1% percent · published 4 August 2026
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Severe absence

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Severe absence: 2006/07 academic year to 2024/25 academic yearLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%1%2%20102015202020252006/07 academic year: 1% percent · published 4 August 20262007/08 academic year: 0.9% percent · published 4 August 20262008/09 academic year: 0.8% percent · published 4 August 20262009/10 academic year: 0.7% percent · published 4 August 20262010/11 academic year: 0.7% percent · published 4 August 20262011/12 academic year: 0.6% percent · published 4 August 20262012/13 academic year: 0.6% percent · published 4 August 20262013/14 academic year: 0.6% percent · published 4 August 20262014/15 academic year: 0.6% percent · published 4 August 20262015/16 academic year: 0.6% percent · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 0.7% percent · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 0.8% percent · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 0.8% percent · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 1.1% percent · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 1.7% percent · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 2% percent · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 2.3% percent · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 2.4% percent · published 4 August 2026
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Pupils persistently absent

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Pupils persistently absent: 2006/07 academic year to 2024/25 academic yearLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0500k1m1.5m20102015202020252006/07 academic year: 1,272,613 pupils · published 4 August 20262007/08 academic year: 1,197,110 pupils · published 4 August 20262008/09 academic year: 1,184,704 pupils · published 4 August 20262009/10 academic year: 1,113,456 pupils · published 4 August 20262010/11 academic year: 1,037,527 pupils · published 4 August 20262011/12 academic year: 866,000 pupils · published 4 August 20262012/13 academic year: 883,313 pupils · published 4 August 20262013/14 academic year: 699,561 pupils · published 4 August 20262014/15 academic year: 728,081 pupils · published 4 August 20262015/16 academic year: 707,390 pupils · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 744,276 pupils · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 783,424 pupils · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 771,863 pupils · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 872,438 pupils · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 1,643,876 pupils · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 1,569,303 pupils · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 1,487,022 pupils · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 1,340,437 pupils · published 4 August 2026
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Pupils with an education, health and care plan

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Pupils with an education, health and care plan: 2015/16 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0200k400k2016201820202022202420262015/16 academic year: 236,806 pupils · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 242,184 pupils · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 253,679 pupils · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 271,165 pupils · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 294,758 pupils · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 325,618 pupils · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 355,566 pupils · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 389,171 pupils · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 434,354 pupils · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 482,640 pupils · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 538,547 pupils · published 4 August 2026
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Pupils with an EHC plan, share

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Pupils with an EHC plan, share: 2015/16 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%2%4%6%2016201820202022202420262015/16 academic year: 2.8% percent · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 2.8% percent · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 2.9% percent · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 3.1% percent · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 3.3% percent · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 3.7% percent · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 4% percent · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 4.3% percent · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 4.8% percent · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 5.3% percent · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 6% percent · published 4 August 2026
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Pupils on SEN support, share

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Pupils on SEN support, share: 2015/16 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%5%10%2016201820202022202420262015/16 academic year: 11.6% percent · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 11.6% percent · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 11.7% percent · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 11.9% percent · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 12.2% percent · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 12.6% percent · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 13% percent · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 13.6% percent · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 14.2% percent · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 14.8% percent · published 4 August 2026
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Average Attainment 8 score

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Average Attainment 8 score: 2018/19 academic year to 2024/25 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0204020192020202120222023202420252018/19 academic year: 46.7 points · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 50.2 points · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 50.9 points · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 48.8 points · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 46.3 points · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 45.9 points · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 46.1 points · published 4 August 2026
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Apprenticeship starts

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Apprenticeship starts: 2017/18 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0100k200k300k201820202022202420262017/18 academic year: 375,760 starts · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 393,380 starts · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 322,530 starts · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 321,440 starts · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 349,190 starts · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 337,140 starts · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 339,580 starts · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 353,500 starts · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 308,770 starts · published 4 August 2026
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Apprenticeship achievements

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Apprenticeship achievements: 2017/18 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0100k200k201820202022202420262017/18 academic year: 276,160 achievements · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 185,150 achievements · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 146,900 achievements · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 156,530 achievements · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 137,220 achievements · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 162,320 achievements · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 178,220 achievements · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 198,330 achievements · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 146,210 achievements · published 4 August 2026
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Young people not in education, employment or training

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Young people not in education, employment or training: 2000 to 2025LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0%5%10%15%2000201020202000: 12.3% percent · published 4 August 20262001: 12.5% percent · published 4 August 20262002: 12.3% percent · published 4 August 20262003: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262004: 13.1% percent · published 4 August 20262005: 14.5% percent · published 4 August 20262006: 13.9% percent · published 4 August 20262007: 13% percent · published 4 August 20262008: 14.2% percent · published 4 August 20262009: 14.8% percent · published 4 August 20262010: 15.6% percent · published 4 August 20262011: 16% percent · published 4 August 20262012: 14.9% percent · published 4 August 20262013: 14.1% percent · published 4 August 20262014: 13.1% percent · published 4 August 20262015: 11.6% percent · published 4 August 20262016: 11.3% percent · published 4 August 20262017: 11% percent · published 4 August 20262018: 11.3% percent · published 4 August 20262019: 11.2% percent · published 4 August 20262020: 11.9% percent · published 4 August 20262021: 10.7% percent · published 4 August 20262022: 12.5% percent · published 4 August 20262023: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262024: 13.6% percent · published 4 August 20262025: 13.3% percent · published 4 August 2026
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Young people NEET, number

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Young people NEET, number: 2000 to 2025LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0250k500k750k2000201020202000: 628,846 people · published 4 August 20262001: 659,988 people · published 4 August 20262002: 661,210 people · published 4 August 20262003: 666,843 people · published 4 August 20262004: 737,628 people · published 4 August 20262005: 824,292 people · published 4 August 20262006: 804,099 people · published 4 August 20262007: 767,857 people · published 4 August 20262008: 844,550 people · published 4 August 20262009: 880,179 people · published 4 August 20262010: 933,046 people · published 4 August 20262011: 967,132 people · published 4 August 20262012: 892,618 people · published 4 August 20262013: 845,959 people · published 4 August 20262014: 786,305 people · published 4 August 20262015: 692,155 people · published 4 August 20262016: 668,411 people · published 4 August 20262017: 644,944 people · published 4 August 20262018: 650,765 people · published 4 August 20262019: 649,213 people · published 4 August 20262020: 694,610 people · published 4 August 20262021: 624,000 people · published 4 August 20262022: 739,131 people · published 4 August 20262023: 733,330 people · published 4 August 20262024: 836,955 people · published 4 August 20262025: 839,893 people · published 4 August 2026
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Average primary class size

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Average primary class size: 2015/16 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010202016201820202022202420262015/16 academic year: 27.1 pupils · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 27.1 pupils · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 27.1 pupils · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 27.1 pupils · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 27 pupils · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 26.6 pupils · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 26.6 pupils · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 26.7 pupils · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 26.6 pupils · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 26.4 pupils · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 26.1 pupils · published 4 August 2026
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Average secondary class size

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Average secondary class size: 2015/16 academic year to 2025/26 academic yearConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010202016201820202022202420262015/16 academic year: 20.4 pupils · published 4 August 20262016/17 academic year: 20.8 pupils · published 4 August 20262017/18 academic year: 21.2 pupils · published 4 August 20262018/19 academic year: 21.7 pupils · published 4 August 20262019/20 academic year: 22 pupils · published 4 August 20262020/21 academic year: 22.3 pupils · published 4 August 20262021/22 academic year: 22.3 pupils · published 4 August 20262022/23 academic year: 22.4 pupils · published 4 August 20262023/24 academic year: 22.4 pupils · published 4 August 20262024/25 academic year: 22.5 pupils · published 4 August 20262025/26 academic year: 22.6 pupils · published 4 August 2026
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